Carmel Beach surf break

Carmel Beach surfForecast / CAL – Monterey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 PDT
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Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 7AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (27 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
Period(s) (?)101010111110101010101010101011101010101010977
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)754692748777652520450408356356281468477437445400341292341334269287183204
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06AM
1.48
8:43PM
1.15
7:19AM
1.47
9:16PM
1.23
8:22AM
1.45
9:45PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:12AM
0.85
1:42PM
-0.20
1:31AM
0.71
2:31PM
-0.19
2:32AM
0.55
3:12PM
-0.13
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise--7:01-------7:00-------6:58-----
Sunset-----7:24-------7:25-------7:27--
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181718211916141313121315131513131516151717161514
Feels °C (?)151515181714131212111314111412111213121413141111
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